Attendance
State guidelines for attendance reporting have been modified for the 2021-2022 school year. For specifications on these changes, please refer to the https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/register/ website which outlines the requirements for tracking student attendance and accounting as mentioned in subchapter 8 of the School District Operations Administrative code, 6A:32. To support these student attendance guidelines for State Reporting, the following setup is needed:
Attendance Conversions:
Students must be reported as present or absent with either a 0 or 1 attendance value per scheduled day. Shared-Time students must be reported as present or absent with a max of .5 attendance value per scheduled day. School Attendance Conversions must be configured to support the state attendance guidelines.
Attendance Categories:
Below are the required attendance categories for State Reporting.
| Name | Code | Description | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| RemoteA | RemoteA | Used for NJ Remote Absence | Assign to codes used to report students receiving remote instruction and absent. |
| RemoteP | RemoteP | Used for NJ Remote Present | Assign to codes used to report students receiving remote instruction and present. |
| NJ_Excused | NJ_Excused | Used for NJ State Excused Absence | Assign to codes used to report state approved absences only. |
Attendance Codes:
Below are the recommended attendance codes for NJ State Reporting. The attendance code and descriptions listed are optional and may be abbreviated as needed, but the remaining columns must be set as defined.
Attendance Code | Description | Category | Counts Toward Membership | Counts Toward ADA | Count As |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[blank] | Present | n/a | Yes | Yes | Present |
1 | A full day absent | n/a | Yes | Yes | Absent |
2 | Absent-never attended | n/a | No | No | Absent |
3 | Excused absence due to any of the following:
| NJ_Excused | No | No | Absent |
5 | A half day's absence | Yes | Yes | Absent | |
7 | Home instruction | n/a | Yes | Yes | Present |
| Any | Remote Present | RemoteP | Yes | Yes | Present |
| Any | Remote Absent | RemoteA | Yes | Yes | Absent |